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Residents ask Temple council to address alley trash, illegal dumping; resident thanks planning staff for help with homestead exemption

3807218 · June 5, 2025
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At a Temple City Council meeting residents complained about alley trash and illegal dumping and requested signage in specific blocks; another resident thanked planning staff for assistance resolving a homestead exemption issue.

During the public-comment period at the June 19 Temple City Council meeting, resident David Rowe said the city is not doing enough to address trash and overgrown vegetation in alleyways and that property owners are not consistently maintaining the alley areas adjoining their properties.

"The side with the trash cans, if it's not in the trash can, it's not addressed by the city, and the code doesn't do anything about it if it's grown up. I've been on this since 2019," Rowe said.

Another longtime resident, Bobby…

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